6yo hates going to aunt's house

During the summer, my family kindly watches our 6yo 3-4 days a week. Usually he's at aunt's house one day, and grandma's house the other days. At grandma's house he gets tons of attention and loves it. Aunt has a busy life so at her house he runs errands with their family, helps with chores, plays alone or with cousins, or watches TV.He hates going to aunt's house because it's just not as fun as grandma's house and he doesn't get as much undivided attention. (for context, he also feels the same way about school, and I'm confident it's just a boredom thing and not a deeper issue.)I tend to think that it's perfectly fine for him to not be the center of attention and not have someone to entertain him every minute. My husband agrees in theory somewhat but hates making our son go there because he's so clearly unhappy about it. I've tried giving my son suggestions for things he can do to entertain himself (do his worksheets, read books, grab a shovel and dig for bugs, and so on) but he can't be bothered. Almost like he'd just rather be miserable.It's really wearing on us, and I'm feeling relieved that summer is almost over. So, a couple things - am I off base in thinking that this is one of those things that he just needs to learn to deal with? And any suggestions for helping him learn to be proactive and not just kvetch about being miserable? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2am979I